@tehstu @gulovsen @lisamelton
Yes, as you say, much part of the article’s point is to articulate a kind of despair — a despair that I share.
To quote Rebecca Solnit: I respect despair as an emotion, but not as an analysis.
And whether intentionally or not, the article •does• present an analysis. It’s an analysis that’s subtly but deeply wrong, and wrong in a way that does harm. To wit: